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The new state of Andhra came into being on:

A15 December 1952
B1 November 1956
C1 January 1960
D1 October 1953
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 1 October 1953
1. Protests after Sriramulu's death forced the Centre's hand. 2. Andhra was born on 1 October 1953. 3. It later became Andhra Pradesh. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 10, India After Independence._
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